These bakeries from across the country are putting the art back into artisan bread baking. One whiff is all you need to know why these bakers across the country have loyal customers.

Best Bread Bakeries

There has never been a better time to eat bread in this country. The new generation of bakers is combining artisanal traditions like wild-yeast starters, long fermentation, and wood-burning ovens with a locavore ethos that emphasizes ingredients like grains, nuts, and seeds found close to home. Here, Food and Wine names America's Best Bread Bakeries.